How to Make Wonderful Homemade Container Candles

One of the easiest craft projects to do is to make your own homemade candles. Container candles are very popular, and strong in convenience as they are like a candle holder and a candle both in one. Container candles never drip, and the sole reason why the scents of these candles fill your home with elegance in every sniff you take, is because they're in a container, throwing the scent farther. This project should be fun, and takes not but a few minutes to get together.

Things you're going to need for these easy to make candles:
1. Fragrance oil (For smell, of course)
2. Dye (For color)
3. Jar/container
4. Wax
5. Pre-tabbed wicks
6. Scissors (For trimming the wick)

Steps:
1) Straighten your pre-tabbed wicks out, as this is one of the most important things when making the candle. It won't work properly if they're bent or curved.

2) Use a hot glue gun or glue pot and apply to the bottom side of the silver base of the wick tab.

3) Place right in the center of your jar or container. Make sure that the wick is standing up straight, and optionally, you can chose to secure the wick stays in one spot with an object such as using a clothespin or tying it around a skewer. When you do this you're going to want to lay it sideways over top of the jar, just where the lid would be when you're finished.

6) Before pouring in any pre-heat your container to 150 in the oven (on the lowest temperature), for about a minute or two. This helps the wax as it adheres to the glass, and doesn't trap bubbles in the end product.

5) Make sure that your wax is in a liquid state, heated to just the right temperature (160 degrees Fahrenheit) for pouring. Be sure to mix in any fragrance oils or dye that you may need.

6) Carefully and slowly pour the wax into your desired container. Leave just a bit (Maybe 15%) of the wax back into the pitcher or whatever kind of container you're using the pour the wax. Be sure to leave enough room between the candle and where the lid is supposed to be, for the wick. The empty space left at the top should be about 2/3 of an inch.

7) Let the wax cool for hours until the candle is hard. You'll get better results when you let the candle cool on it's own instead of putting it in the fridge or freezer, so don't try to speed up the process.

8) When the wax is cooled and hard, it may look a bit odd and sunken in at the top. That's why you saved the 15% of the wax. You'll want to heat this wax to 185 degrees Fahrenheit, and re pour until the surface of the wax is flat at the top. Allow it to cool for a few minutes until this section of the candle is hard, just like the rest.

9) Remove the clothespin or skewer, and trim the wick down to one fourth of an inch, and your new homemade candle's ready to burn!